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Can I track medication doses in a habit tracker?
Yes — medication is a habit type in its own right, built around slots rather than a single daily tick.
Yes. A dose schedule is a habit type in its own right — it needs slots inside the day, not a single tick per day. Steady Ember implements it as multi-slot daily reminders, morning, noon and night, where each dose is marked on its own slot and counted separately. It is a reminder and a record, not a medical device: follow your prescriber's instructions.
How dose slots work
A simple check habit answers one question per day: done or not. Medication rarely works that way, because the schedule repeats within the day. A dose habit splits the day into slots and tracks each one on its own:
- Multi-slot daily reminders — morning, noon and night as the common pattern, set to the times your routine actually runs
- Each dose marked on its own slot — the morning dose does not stand in for the evening one
- Per-slot completion — the day's status reflects how many of the scheduled slots were logged
- Notes for context — a short line alongside the log, kept with the rest of your daily notes
Because slots are separate records, the history shows the pattern rather than a single tick: which times of day are consistently covered, and which drift.
Reminders with quick logging
Each slot can carry a reminder notification with an actionable quick-logging button, so a dose is recorded from the notification itself without opening the app. Custom reminder channels keep medication alerts distinct from the rest of your routine, which matters when a missed reminder is not the same as a missed walk.
What this is not
A habit tracker is a reminder and a record, not a medical device. It holds the schedule you give it and shows what you logged. It does not provide dosing advice, adjust quantities, suggest timing, or offer any clinical guidance of any kind.
Follow the instructions your prescriber or pharmacist has given you. If a dose is missed or a schedule changes, that is a conversation for them — not something an app should weigh in on. Steady Ember is a personal habit tracker, not a medical application, and it makes no diagnoses, offers no treatment plans, and carries no clinical responsibility.
Do my dose logs leave my phone?
No. Dose records are stored in the same local SQLite database as everything else, with no account and no server copy. The release build does not request the internet permission, so the log stays on the device unless you export it or create a backup yourself.
Log every dose on its own slot
Steady Ember is a private, offline habit tracker with medication slots, morning-to-night reminders and quick logging from the notification. Up to 6 habits free — unlimited on the paid tier.
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